Getting here
54.50748, -1.87611
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Robin
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Robin
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blackbird +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blackbird +84 more · last seen 2025
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Torth Felen, Dead Moll's Fingers, Common Puffball +185 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Torth Felen, Dead Moll's Fingers, Common Puffball +185 more · last seen 2023
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Rambling Tail-moss +5 more · last seen 2024
Foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Beechleaf Bonnet, Chicken Of The Woods, Shaggy Parasol +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route
🚴Cycling
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route
Former NCN 70 around Barnard CastleCycling route
A66 Cycle RouteCycling route
National Cycle Network Route 715Cycling route
Walney to Wear (via Bishop Auckland)
🐴Horse riding
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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